compression

Definition of COMPRESSION for Kids

: the act, process, or result of pressing something together

Medical Dictionary

compression

nouncom·pres·sion \kəm-ˈpresh-ən\

Medical Definition of COMPRESSION

: the act, process, or result of compressing especially when involving a compressing force on a bodily part <compression of an artery by forceps><compression of the brain by the bones of a depressed fracture>